CVE-2024-36880

Bluetooth: qca: add missing firmware sanity checks

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: May 30, 2024 at 03:28 PM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: add missing firmware sanity checks Add the missing sanity checks when parsing the firmware files before downloading them to avoid accessing and corrupting memory beyond the vmalloced buffer.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1594.3 ≤ v < 6.1.914.3 ≤ v < 6.6.314.3 ≤ v < 6.8.104.3 ≤ v < 6.95.16 ≤ v < 6.1.916.2 ≤ v < 6.6.316.7 ≤ v < 6.8.106.9 rc1 6.9 rc2 6.9 rc3 6.9 rc4 6.9 rc5 6.9 rc6 6.9 rc783e81961ff7ef75f97756f316caea5aa6bcc19cc

Vendor states this is fixed in 1caceadfb50432dbf6d808796cb6c34ebb6d662c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2e4edfa1e2bd821a317e7d006517dcf2f3fac68d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2f5ed44b71152d5e11d29be28aed91c489b4e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 427281f9498ed614f9aabc80e46ec077c487da6d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ed53949cc92e28aaa3463d246942bda1fbb7f307 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.159 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.91 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.31 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references